Hey Bots! June is coming to a close and we’ve got some big news for the summer! We’ve got new classes, belt promotions, upcoming tournaments, and some new champions in our midst! We’d also like to introduce you to a new staff member at Robot and our Student of the…

Summer is upon us and you know what that means: more time to train! We hope you'll take your time to enjoy the warmth whether you're on a hike in the mountains or laying out at the beach, but remember to drop in a few days a week to continue…

Holiday Essentials for Muay Thai and BJJ: The Guide: 1. The Bridge Gear gloves: We wouldn’t carry this brand if they weren’t good enough for the pummeler in your life :] 2. Other top glove brands: Top King, Twins, Fairtex (Emily really, really adores these Fairtex gloves...cough...cough...) 3. MMA Gloves:…

October Update: “Fall seven times and stand up eight” – Japanese proverb Since it’s the beginning of October and we're almost to the spookiest time of the year, we’re going to talk a little about a scary topic: fear, intimidation, and getting outside of your comfort zone. Now, as we…

September Update: Hey all! Last month we talked about competing, so this month we’ll talk a little about everyday training. Two important things to remember about your everyday training is to be consistent and set goals. If your plan this year was to be in better shape or master a…

August Update: Hey all! There have been a lot of significant happenings at Robot this past month (belt ceremony promotions and the 5 year anniversary party for starters) and many more events upcoming in August. Last month we talked a little about community and how we want Robot to be…

Hey all! We have spent the last couple weeks focusing on the closed guard and building a series of submissions from there. I would like to share a few tips / reminders to be aware of when using the closed guard as well as congratulate our competitors from this past…

Robot Thai Boxing Stay consistent! Repetition is the key! We will continue to work on the clinch and knees but will begin to focus a little more on counter to knees and sweeps in the clinch. Make sure you keep practicing the various punch counters that we've been drilling on…

Hey all! We are quickly moving through our second month of the New Year! We are proud to have many familiar friends as well as new students training hard and improving without giving slack to the New Year slump. Keep it up! We are all training and learning together as…

Hey all! As your grappling skillz continue to improve, you will notice that there are different training methods used to improve specific areas of our grappling skillz set. For example, positional sparring is used to isolate certain areas encountered during sparring and draw your focus to a particular area. Our…

Robot Brazilian Jiu Jitsu News Hey all! We have spent a good amount of time now studying the Knee-Shield guard - both attacking with sweeps and submissions as well as how to pass this guard. Since it's a New Year I wanted to try something a bit different - I…

Robot- Muay Thai- New Year Happy New Year Bots! It's time to get started on those New Year's resolutions. Were you able to complete your goals last year? If so, great! Keep it up! If not, why? How far did you get before you stopped trying? My advice to you…

Hey all! Happy New Year to you and your family from everyone at Robot Fight & Fitness (puppies included)! Classes are now back in session and as we make our way through our first month of 2014, it's important to keep in mind that consistency with our commitments is will…

Torque (Part 2) Hey all! Over the last few weeks, we have introduced a lot of new ideas. Last week, we went over some tips for beginners. You can find a link to that here. Also, as usual, you can find a review of Posture, Anchors and Torque (with an example…

What to remember: Hey all! Over the last few weeks, we have introduced a lot of new ideas. As usual, you can find a review of the previous week's newsletter here. Additionally, this link is the first "index" for the Anchor / Brace / Torque series we have been discussing. Use this link…

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Robot's roots began in 2006 at UCLA when Tim Peterson began teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. At 20 years old, Tim became the head instructor for the UCLA BJJ classes and head coach for the UCLA BJJ Team. Tim quickly developed a formidable program at UCLA and a competitive team that brought home medals from the...
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